What We've Learned in 2,064 Years of Politics

    "The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled,  public debt should be reduced, 
the arrogance of officials should be tempered and controlled, 
and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest (our nation) become bankrupt. 
People must again learn to work,  instead of living on public assistance."
       
                                                                -  Cicero    - 55 BC
     
         So, obviously, nothing...

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